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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERAL EDUCATION PATTERN
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Orange Coast College |
2025 - 2026 |
| To verify historical GE course approvals visit: www.assist.org. |
Area 1: English Communication and Critical Thinking |
| 9 semester units or 12 quarter units required with at least one course from each area 1A, 1B and 1C. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
1A: Written Communication |
| ENGL C1000; ESL A100. |
1B: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| ENGL A101, A101H, A109, C1001, C1001H; PHIL A150. |
1C: Oral Communication |
| COMM C1000. |
Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units. Course must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better. |
| 3 units minimum |
| MATH A100, A115, A140, A155, A170, A180, A180H, A182H, A185, A185H, A230, A235, A280, A280H, A285, A285H, A287, A290H; PSYC A160; PUBH A214; STAT C1000. |
Area 3: Arts and Humanities |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units with at least one course in 3A-Arts and 3B-Humanities. |
| 6 units minimum |
3A: Arts (Visual Arts, Architecture, Music, Dance, Theater, and Film) |
| ARCH A290, A290H, A296, A296H; ART A100, A100H, A101, A101H, A102, A103, A107, A108, A109, A109H, A114, A115; DANC A200, A230; FILM A100, A100H, A109, A109H; MUS A100, A105, A115, A139, A143, A180; PHOT A110, A123, A130, A230; THEA A100, A101, A105. |
3B: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other Than English) |
| CHIN A185; CMST A155, A180; ENGL A140, A140H, A141, A141H, A143, A143H, A147, A147H, A148, A148H, A150, A150H, A151, A151H, A152, A152H, A156, A156H, A160, A160H, A161, A161H, A168, A170, A170H, A173, A173H, A176, A176H, A179, A179H, A181, A181H, A187, A187H, A270, A270H, A275, A275H; ETHS A150; FREN A185, A185H, A280, A285; GNDR A187; GRMN A185, A280, A285; HIST A101, A150, A151, A152, A161, A161H, A162, A162H, A170, A170H, A175, A175H, A176, A180, A180H, A185, A185H, A187, A195; HUM A100, A101H; ITAL A185, A280, A285; JAPN A185, A185H, A280, A285; PHIL A100, A100H, A115, A118, A120, A125, A140, A165, A185; PHOT A101; PORT A185; RLST A100, A110, A115, A135, A150, A151; SPAN A185, A185H, A280, A280H, A285; VIET A185. |
Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 6 semester units or 8 quarter units from two different academic disciplines. |
| 6 units minimum |
| ANTH A100, A100H, A102, A187, A190, A220, A280; CDE A180; CMST A155; ECON A100, A170, A170H, A175, A175H; ETHS A100, A110, A115, A190; GEOG A100, A100H, A150, A185; GLST A101, A102; GNDR A100, A130, A187; HIST A101, A140, A144, A145, A151, A152, A170, A170H, A175, A175H, A176, A180, A180H, A185, A185H, A187, A198; POLS C1000, C1000H; PSCI A101, A110, A185, A188, A200; PSYC A105, A110, A130, A165, A185, A190, A190H, A220, A255, A260, A270, A280, C1000, C1000H; PUBH A203; SJS A101, A102; SOC A100, A100H, A110, A150, A185, A185H. |
Area 5: Physical/Biological Sciences |
| 7 semester units or 9 quarter units required with at least one course from Physical Science and one course from Biological Science. One Physical or Biological Science course must include a laboratory (underlined). |
| 7 units minimum |
5A: Physical Science |
| ASTR A100, A100H, A100L, A100M, A101, A102, A103, A104, A200, A200H; CHEM A100, A110, A130, A180, A185, A220, A220L, A225, 225L; GEOG A180, A180H, A180L; GEOL A105, A105H, A105L, A105M, A110, A160, A185, A185H, A185L, A185M; MRSC A185, A185L; NS A112; PHYS A110, A111, A120, A130, A185, A185H, A280, A285. |
5B: Life Science |
| ANTH A185, A185H, A185L; BIOL A100, A100H, A101, A115, A125, A180, A182, A182H, A182L, A183, A183L, A185, A210, A220, A221, A225, A283; ESEC A100, A100H, A101; MRSC A100, A100L, A100H, A100M, A180, A180L; PSYC A250. |
5C: Science Lab |
| Students must select at least one laboratory (see underlined courses in areas 5A and 5B). |
Area 6: Ethnic Studies |
| 3 semester units or 4 quarter units required. |
| 3 units minimum |
| ETHS A100, A110, A115, A150, A190; HIST A150. |
American Institutions (US-1-2-3) |
| To verify historical American Institutions course approvals visit: www.assist.org |
| HIST A170 - US 1 |
| HIST A170H - US 1 |
| HIST A175 - US 1 |
| HIST A175H - US 1 |
| PSCI A180 - US 2 & US 3 |
| PSCI A180H - US 2 & US 3 |
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